- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 23:16:30 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Luis Marsano <luis.marsano@gmail.com>
- cc: www-html@w3.org
On Sat, 7 May 2011, Luis Marsano wrote: > > I'm not sure I follow. You're saying an XML processor only supports > xml-stylesheet declarations linking to correctly MIME typed content, > which a CSS fragment embedded in an XML MIME type document is not? Right. A link to what you happen to know is a CSS fragment embedded in an XML MIME type document is still just a link to an XML file to the UA. > On rereading my last message, I think I should clarify. > The XHTML 1.0 specification guidelines say DO include an XML > processing instruction (xml-stylesheet declaration; XML convention). > The XHTML Media Types group note says DO NOT (HTML user agents render > something undesired; XHTML compliance requires style and link element > processing anyway). > The guidelines are inconsistent. People may not know what to do or > incorrectly conclude the wrong guidelines are correct. This was my > point. These guidelines are basically all obsolete at this point, having been replaced by the new HTML specification which more accurately describes reality. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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